A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
حرب ضروس ḥarb ḍarūs fierce, murderous war
Root: ض-ر-س
Page: 632*
Example: “رَفَضوا شَنَّ هُجومٍ مُضادٍّ، خُوَّفاً مِنَ الدُّخولِ في حَربٍ ضَروسٍ”
Translation: “they refused to launch a counter-attack, out of fear of entering into a murderous war”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 